Vida marina

Focusing on all life forms that spend the majority of their time in saltwater, this collection covers a broad
swath of ocean animals such as seahorses, dolphins, sharks, penguins, and polar bears. Our collection features
books available for young people on this topic. Ensure that your students master the life science standards
(e.g., life cycles, food chains, ecosystems, habitats, symbiosis) as they enjoy being immersed in this
outstanding collection.

RESEARCH LABS®

RESEARCH LABS® is a backwards design model that allows teachers to differentiate
instruction while teaching grade level content standards to all students. Starting with big
ideas/concepts students need to grasp in order to master state standards, we backmap to create a
project-based learning framework through which students read, write, engage in accountable talk, and
produce their own books on independent research topics.

Argument

Oh, Yeah?: Putting Argument to Work Both in School and Out by Jeffrey Wilhelm, Michael Smith and James
Fredricksen

This book is an argument. Oh, Yeah?! will persuade you that it is an ideal resource for helping
you teach argument writing to adolescents. And not just any arguments, but the kinds of substantive ones the
real-world demands.

Life may be a series of arguments, but your decision about how to teach argument writing
needn't be complicated. Trust Smith, Wilhelm, and Fredricksen, use Oh, Yeah?! in your classroom, and
give students an argument for meeting-and exceeding-the Common Core standards.

Informational

Get it Done!: Writing and Analyzing Informational Texts to Make Things Happen by Jeffrey
Wilhelm, Michael Smith and James Fredricksen

Informational texts aren't just for school. They are a real-world tool for making things happen.
Similarly, the Common Core State Standards for writing are designed to help adolescents be prepared for
the world outside the classroom.

Naming and listing, summarizing, describing, defining, comparing and contrasting, classifying,
identifying cause-effect relationships, exploring problem-solution situations—Get It Done!
will both help you teach all these types of informational texts engagingly and effectively, while
explicitly connecting your work to the Common Core State Standards.

Narrative

So, What's the Story?: Teaching Narrative to Understand Ourselves, Others, and the World by
Jeffrey Wilhelm, Michael Smith and James Fredricksen

While Common Core standards on argument and nonfiction have gotten the lion's share of attention, the
anchor standard for narrative writing has been overlooked. Not anymore, thanks to So, What's the
Story?

With ideas for teaching autobiography, narrative nonfiction, imaginary narratives, and narratives that
employ both words and images, So, What's the Story? provides practitioners with ways to
help students make the leap from composing stories to understanding how stories and narrative concepts
can help them to identify, critique, and change how their world works.

Fresh Takes on Teaching Literary Elements

by Jeffrey Wilhelm

Bring new power and purpose to the study of literature with innovative tools and strategies that deepen students’ understanding of literary elements and help them apply that understanding to their reading as well as their writing. Rich, original passages illuminate the intricacies of character, setting, point of view, and theme, and deeply engaging activities framed by inquiry enable students to transfer what they learn to new reading situations as well as to the way they think through problems and live their lives. For use with Grades 6 & up.

Professional Development

ARC Professional Development is highly adaptable and flexible to meet the needs of the district and/or school. The total number of Professional Development days, time of year, and recommended service types of PD can all be modified to best serve the district and/or school.

Blackline Masters for Student Research

Core Text

Exemplar Text Packs

Exemplar Text Packs are Collections of short texts to be used for repeated close reading, each designed
for a specific grade-band and on a specific Science or Social Studies Topic.

Available for select themes only.

Core Text

Core titles provides a grade-level, shared reading experience for all students and provides the teacher
with opportunities to model the kinds of reading and writing he or she expects from the students.

Core Text

Exemplar Text Packs

Exemplar Text Packs are Collections of short texts to be used for repeated close reading, each designed
for a specific grade-band and on a specific Science or Social Studies Topic.

Available for select themes only.

Core Text

Core titles provides a grade-level, shared reading experience for all students and provides the teacher
with opportunities to model the kinds of reading and writing he or she expects from the students.

Core Text

Teachers use of a grade-level Core Text in the genre to provide rigorous instruction in literary analysis, Spanish Language Arts standards, and academic vocabulary. Core titles provides a grade-level, shared reading experience for all students and provides the teacher with opportunities to model the kinds of reading and writing he or she expects from the students.

Core Text (Fiction)

Teachers use of a grade-level Core Text in the genre to provide rigorous instruction in literary analysis, ELA CCSS, and academic vocabulary. Core titles provides a grade-level, shared reading experience for all students and provides the teacher with opportunities to model the kinds of reading and writing he or she expects from the students.

Instructional Framework

The Research Labs®: Genre Studies are literature instruction for the era of College & Career Readiness. Genre Studies ensure every teacher implements the 3 Instructional Shifts every day. (Available for Common Core and TEKS)

Each Student Will:

Read, analyze, and write about one grade-level novel in this genre as part of a whole class intellectual community.

Read multiple books in the genre on his/her own

Write four very short essays (constructed responses) and one longer literary essay analyzing multiple texts in this genre.

Instructional Framework

The Research Lab Instructional Frameworks ensure every teacher implements the 3 Shifts every day.
Teachers provide grade-level rigor through the use of complex text to teach English Language Arts
Standards, Science/Social Studies content, and academic vocabulary.

6 Theme Baskets/150 Titles

Leveled Libraries

Leveled libraries of books in the genre as well as informational text related to the genre and a carefully structured project-based learning format provide the differentiated support needed to ensure every student is successful.

Informational Titles (20)

Leveled libraries of 20 thematic informational texts to support research and writing and a carefully structured project-based learning format provide the differentiated support needed to ensure every student is successful.

Anchor Titles

The Anchor Title Collection provides books on or above grade-level that are exemplars in both text complexity and
Unit content. The Anchor Titles include books on all of the major concepts to be taught in the Unit.

Independent Reading Baskets

Writing Cards

Writing cards support students through each step of the writing process: drafting, revising, editing, and
publishing. Each card details the steps students need to take to successfully complete one stage of the
full writing process (e.g., drafting) before proceeding to the next step (e.g., revising).

Writing Cards

Writing Cards

Writing cards support students through each step of the writing process: drafting, revising, editing, and
publishing. Each card details the steps students need to take to successfully complete one stage of the
full writing process (e.g., drafting) before proceeding to the next step (e.g., revising).

Teach Research and One Common Core Writing Genre

Each student engages in a carefully scaffolded, extended research project, taking a final written product
in the selected genre through the entire writing process from note-making to publication.

Unit of Study

A carefully defined research focus and a set of Research Questions scaffold student research while
providing the content architecture for the Unit. These questions align with key concepts in the
content of the Unit, ensuring all students learn the grade-level content required of state standards
and/or the NGSS.

Grade Level Complex Text

The teacher uses a class set of a Core Text (a Core Text [book] or Exemplar Pack of short texts)
and 5 Read Aloud Anchor titles to teach key concepts at the heart of each Research Question.

Leveled Texts for Differentiated Instruction

Students use the Thematic Leveled Research Library to research their individual topics using the best
informational books drawn from more than 250 publishers.

Teach Research and One Common Core Writing Genre

Each student engages in a carefully scaffolded, extended research project, taking a final written product
in the selected genre through the entire writing process from note-making to publication.

Unit of Study

A carefully defined research focus and a set of Research Questions scaffold student research while
providing the content architecture for the Unit. These questions align with key concepts in the
content of the Unit, ensuring all students learn the grade-level content required of state standards
and/or the NGSS.

Grade Level Complex Text

The teacher uses a class set of a Core Text (a Core Text [book] or Exemplar Pack of short texts)
and 5 Read Aloud Anchor titles to teach key concepts at the heart of each Research Question.

Leveled Texts for Differentiated Instruction

Students use the Thematic Leveled Research Library to research their individual topics using the best
informational books drawn from more than 250 publishers.